David Crowley

American Airlines Begins Daily Nonstop Flights To Washington D.C.

Nonstop flights to D.C. begin ahead of 2024 Republic National Convention in Milwaukee.

Parks System Proposes Demolition Of Vacant Buildings

County Executive's 2024 budget proposal includes funding for demolition of unused, nuisance buildings.

County Family Court Getting Remodel

The current facilities are a detriment to safety and access, chief judge says.

Groundbreaking For Coggs Center a History Lesson

Trailblazing legislator's legacy continues at new human services building.

County’s Homeless Population Rises

Milwaukee, a national leader in reducing problem, saw an increase last year.

Crowley’s 2024 Budget Departs From Decades of Cuts

Thanks to new sales tax and state revenue, property taxes go down and money for county services go up.

Supervisor Clancy Responds to 2024 Recommended Budget Presentation

Highlights Positive Step Forward with Inmate Communication Provisions

Mayor, County Exec Join Strikers Outside Bay View Auto Plant

UAW workers on strike at Stellantis distribution hub.

Milwaukee County to Host Climate Planning Webinar

Residents can help shape the County's plan to achieve carbon neutrality.

Battery Electric Buses Start to Return to Milwaukee County Transit

Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley Statement on IndyCar Racing Coming to Milwaukee

Supervisor Gómez-Tom Commends Adoption of Multilingual Communication Policy

VIA CDC’s Affordable Houses Are Test of New Building Technique

Structure of homes, sold at affordable prices, will be pre-assembled in factory near Teutonia and Hampton.

Will Zoo Get New Rhino Facility?

Zoo would need at least $16 million from the county. That may be a tough sell.

Mayor Johnson Responds To Stadium Funding Deal

Milwaukee wants to see development by Brewers and no taxation without representation.

County Executive Crowley on Brewers Legislation

Supervisors Ready To Sue Over Noise From The Rock Sportsplex

Ongoing nuisance issue is in violation of development agreement for former county-owned land say supervisors.

County Voters Oppose Brewers Bailout

Poll finds residents oppose subsidy by 2-1 margin, could make a deal even tougher to sell.

County, Habitat for Humanity To Partner on Suburban Affordable Homes

Program would leverage federal funds to build one to two homes a year.

County Could Fund Greenfield Affordable Housing Project

Housing Division recommends $2.5 million for 45-unit Layton Preserve project.

Who Will Blink on Brewers Subsidy?

Vos wants a local contribution and Milwaukee officials oppose this. The issue could get very ugly.

Board Will Consider Paid Medical Travel For Employees

Propoal offers a workaround for legal concerns raised over abortion travel fund.

Family Court Remodel Sorely Needed Says Chief Judge

It's a "safety issue" says Judge Carl Ashley.

How David Crowley Led on Sales Tax

The inside story of how the county exec and mayor helped pass state legislation to save Milwaukee.

Sheehy Says Local Sales Tax Must Help Fund Brewers’ Stadium

Some of new city and county sales tax must be spent on the team, business leader says.

South Shore Breakwater Getting Emergency Repairs This Fall

But 2023 budget politics may have killed appetite for long-term repairs.

County Set To Begin Work On Replacing Courthouse, Safety Building

$500 million project would start with $3.8 million planning allocation.

Statement on the Passing of Trailblazer Ada Deer

County Expects First Budget Surplus in Two Decades

Thanks to new sales tax, officials begin 2024 budget process with $31.6 million surplus.

President Sells ‘Bidenomics’ In Visit To Milwaukee

Biden touts green jobs, low unemployment, rebuilding middle class in factory floor speech.

Milwaukee County Launches Balancing Act Tool to Encourage Public Input on First Budget Surplus in Over 20 Years

Milwaukee County forecasts a $31.6M budget surplus

Brewers Continue Push for Stadium Subsidy

Team threatening to move as Republican legislators craft plan including local tax support.

Crowley Amassing Large Pile of Campaign Cash

Crowley sitting on more than $200,000 war chest with primary more than 7 months away.

County Executive David Crowley Appointed Chair of NACo Large Urban Counties Caucus

Supervisor Steve F. Taylor Stands Firm Against County Funds for American Family Field

Milwaukee County Announces Locations of 11 ‘Harm Reduction Vending Machines’ to Combat Death from Overdose

Narcan Vending Machines Arrive in County

The free-to-use vending machines contain fentanyl testing strips, nasal naloxone and other overdose reduction products.

County Executive Hosting Parks ‘Celebrity Softball Game’

Teams include local journalists, artists, business owners, activists, politicians and community leaders.

Crowley Signs Sales Tax Legislation, Tax Starts January 1

Crowley and Nicholson sign sales tax legislation, celebrate historic moment for Milwaukee County.

Now Signed, Amended Legislation for Milwaukee’s Fiscal Health is an Opportunity for Property Tax Relief; Commended by Supervisors Burgelis, Logsdon

County Executive David Crowley Announces Four 2024 Budget Town Halls

Town halls provide opportunity for public input in the upcoming budget process

County Executive Will Host 4 Budget Town Halls, Discuss Sales Tax Impact

David Crowley will introduce executive budget later this year. First in years that doesn't include immediate cuts.

MCTS Reports 45,000 Summerfest Shuttle Rides

Summerfest, Milwaukee County celebrate return of well-traveled festival buses.

County Board Approves Sales Tax

County joins city in adopting new sales tax designed to avert fiscal cliff after years of declining state aid.

County Executive David Crowley Celebrates County Board Vote to Secure Fiscal Future and Preserve Critical Services for Most Vulnerable Residents

West Allis Fire Department Offering Medication to Prevent Overdoses

Will offer people buprenorphine, approved by FDA to treat opioid use disorders.

Grants Could Fund Marina Upgrades

County grant office and Parks department seek federal and state grants.

Time for County Board to Guts Up

If they don’t approve sales tax hike, county will face fiscal disaster and voters will blame them.

Milwaukee Diaper Mission Fights ‘Period Poverty’

Providing free diapers and menstrual products to poor families in the county.

35th Street Bus-Bike Lane Wins Federal Funding

Milwaukee County Department of Transportation awarded $400,000 for feasibility study.

Public Meetings On King Park Homeownership Project Announced

Offering information about large homebuilding project coming to King Park neighborhood.

Supervisors Debate Sales Tax Hike

Does the board have the 12 votes needed to approve this critical measure?

County Sales Tax Hike Gets First Approval

County officials detail future cuts without sales tax plan, as Parks Department is halved and senior centers eliminated.

County Executive Crowley Commends Vote to Secure Milwaukee County’s Financial Future

Committee Members Advanced Revenue Measure Through Joint Committee Meeting

Crowley Calls Sales Tax Hike A ‘Lifeline’

County executive urges adoption to stave off 'catastrophic' wipe out of many county services.

Statement from Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley on the passing of his mother, Valerie Crowley

County EMS Gets Award for Excellence

Emergency Medical Services Division again gets recognized for its handling of cardiac arrests.

Take the Wisconsin Internet Access Survey

Survey will help state policymakers plan for broadband internet expansion.

Office of Emergency Management EMS Division Recognized Nationally for Cardiac Arrest Response and Care Efforts

Received awards for work to increase bystander intervention and consistent data reporting over the last six years

Statement on United States Supreme Court Decision to Overturn Affirmative Action

Could MCTS Have New Security by 2024?

Task Force rushing to finalize a proposal for county buses before budget season. Will it work?

Mayor Johnson Touts “One Milwaukee” Vision In State of City Speech

Public safety, an end to reckless driving, more bike lanes, lead lateral replacement and a city government back from the brink.

County Board’s Questionable Decision on Old Loomis Road Raises Grave Concerns about Fiscal Responsibility

BRT Line Records Big Ridership Numbers

New Connect 1 service already averaging 2,800 rides a day.

Will County Board Approve Sales Tax Hike?

It's unclear if there's the needed two-thirds majority of board willing to vote for it.

County Executive Crowley on Gov. Evers Signing Local Revenue Reform into Law

Sales Tax Timing Is Burning Issue

Will two-thirds of Common Council support 2% sales tax? How tricky is the tax's timing?

American Airlines Announces Daily, Nonstop Flights to D.C.

Two roundtrip flights a day from Mitchell airport will begin running in October.

As Actual Public Education Funding Numbers Come Into Focus, MTEA Redoubles Efforts to Oppose Historically Bad Budget Deal

Estimated Funding Increases for Milwaukee Public Schools are Shockingly Low

Housing Partnerships in Milwaukee County Recognized Nationally

Greater Milwaukee Foundation one of only nine organizations awarded 2023 HUD Secretary’s Award for Public-Philanthropic Partnerships

County Executive David Crowley, Chairwoman Nicholson Statement on Local Revenue Reform Passage

Crowley, Nicholson, and Move Forward MKE Coalition advocated since 2020 for additional revenue to avoid a devastating fiscal cliff

Public School Educators and their Unions Join Milwaukee Common Council Members in Condemning State Revenue Deal

Agreement Shortchanges Public Schools While Giving Windfall to Private Voucher Schools

Milwaukee Sales Tax Deal Reached, Referendum Dropped

Deal at Capitol requires Common Council, County Board to pass new taxes with two-thirds votes. Includes substantial policy measures.

County Executive David Crowley Statement on Historic Local Revenue Reform Deal

Crowley and MoveForwardMKE Coalition Lobbied Since 2020 for additional revenue to avoid devastating fiscal cliff

Habitat Breaks Ground on King Park Homes

Homeownership project will build 120 single-family homes near westside park.

Tourism in Milwaukee sets new record with $6.018 billion economic impact in 2022

Greater Milwaukee area helps deliver statewide record year for tourism, accounting for more than 25% of total tourism impact in Wisconsin

County Opens New Community Mental Health Clinic

Clinic on Northwest Side will provide services to underinsured and uninsured patients.

Local Leaders Celebrate Launch of BRT Service

Connect 1, the new bus rapid transit service, launched Sunday.

Milwaukee County Celebrates the Grand Opening of the New Behavioral Health ‘Access Clinic North’ Located within Milwaukee Health Services, Inc.

Crowley’s Special Grants Office Secured $46.8 Million in 2022

In its second year of operation, the county's grants division applied for approximately $143.6 million in funding.

Fireworks Return to Milwaukee’s Lakefront on July 3rd

MCTS Unveils New Pride Bus

Transit system's second Pride bus celebrating LGBTQ+ community will run throughout all of 2023.

County Board Opposes State Shared Revenue Plan

County board proposal demands hike in state aid with no strings attached.

Kite Fest, Ope Anniversary and More

Three-day weekend yields no shortage of options.

Man Dies Following Suicide Attempt at CRC

In last year there have been five in-custody deaths in Milwaukee County correctional facilities.

Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley Advocates for Mental Health Policy Priorities in Nation’s Capital

National Association of Counties Commission on Mental Health and Wellbeing Amplifies Message at White House, Capitol Hill

County Programs Win 5 National Awards

National Association of Counties' non-competitive awards praise Milwaukee's innovations.

County Executive David Crowley Public Testimony on Senate Bill 301

Milwaukee County Wins Five 2023 NACo Achievement Awards

Awarded for Mental Health Emergency Center, Credible Messenger Program, Electronic Patient Care Records System, Strategy Dashboard, and Parks Foundation

Republican Legislators At Odds Over Milwaukee Sales Tax

Assembly wants referendum, Senate may remove requirement to reduce uncertainty.

Denise Wandke Is New Head of MCTS

Former bus driver has risen through ranks to lead Milwaukee County Transit System.

State’s Local Revenue Plan Is Historic

Milwaukee County urgently needs the increase in state shared revenue and county sales tax that’s proposed.

Red Arrow Park Roller Rink Opens

Downtown ice rink now a roller skating rink seven days a week during warm months.

Milwaukee County Announces New Policies Related to COVID-19 Pandemic

Vaccine mandate and masking requirements to end, effective immediately

County Requires MKE Airport For Employee Travel

'This is a logical change.' All county work-related flights must use Mitchell Airport.

State Sales Tax Deal Toughest on City

Deal for Milwaukee County far better than for city. Why? Blame police union.

GOP Revenue Sharing Plan Penalizes Cities

Milwaukee gets 10% hike in funding, rural towns get increase as high at 723%.

King Park Housing Project Loses Out On Affordable Tax Credits

80 of 120 planned homes are unimpacted.

MTEA Joins Growing Coalition in Opposition to AB 245

MPS Workers Puzzled by Mayor and County Executive's Involvement in Scheme to Attack Milwaukee, MPS

Assembly Bill Would Provide Funding with Substantial Restrictions for County

County would see a revenue increase, but with substantial restrictions. Gov. Evers promises veto.

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